Earmarks requested by Sen. Barbara Boxer
Data from Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bills supplied by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Amount | Earmark Description | Intended Recipient | |
| $ | for | East Palo Alto, to provide afterschool learning and enrichment activities for the students of East Palo Alto | |
| $ | for | Santa Ana, CA. For the Work Experience and Literacy Program | |
| $ | for | To expand the afterschool Homework Assistance Program at the Lynwood Public Library | |
| $138,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program | |
| $80,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program | |
| $78,400,000 | for | Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension | |
| $50,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program | |
| $41,328,000 | for | Oakland Harbor (50 foot project) | |
| $32,485,000 | for | Civic Education Program (Center for Civic Education and National Council on Economic Education) It is also for a comprehensive program between the Center for Civic Education, Indiana University and NCSL to improve public education of the congress and state legislatures. | |
| $24,000,000 | for | National Writing Project, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes K–16 teacher training programs in the effective teaching of writing. | |
| $19,500,000 | for | National Cemetery- Phase 1 Development | |
| $17,220,000 | for | American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Raise) | |
| $16,347,380 | for | Metro Rapid Bus System Gap Closure | |
| $11,808,000 | for | Success Dam, Tule River (Dam Safety) | |
| $10,824,000 | for | Napa River | |
| $10,298,000 | for | South Sacramento County Streams | |
| $10,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Ovarian Cancer Research Program | |
| $10,000,000 | for | Gulf War Illness Peer Reviewed Research | |
| $8,512,000 | for | Hamilton Airfield Wetlands Restoration | |
| $7,872,000 | for | American River Watershed (Common Features) | |
| $5,904,000 | for | American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Modifications) | |
| $5,265,000 | for | Humboldt Harbor and Bay | |
| $4,410,000 | for | South Sacramento Corridor Phase 2 Project | |
| $4,373,000 | for | West Sacramento | |
| $4,000,000 | for | UCLA High Speed, High Volume Laboratory Network for Infectious Diseases | UCLA School of Public Health |
| $4,000,000 | for | Neuroimaging & Neuropsychiatric Trauma in U.S. War-fighters | Neuroscience Center of Excellence at the Northern California Institute for Research and Education |
| $3,337,000 | for | Los Angeles- Long Beach Harbors | |
| $2,909,000 | for | San Joaquin River | |
| $2,400,000 | for | Burns Outcomes Infrastructure Project-only for dual military/civilian application | |
| $2,400,000 | for | Medical Free Electron Laser | Beckman Laser Institute at UC Irvine; Vanderbilt University; Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachushetts General Hospital; Duke University; Stanford University School of Medicine |
| $2,400,000 | for | Web-Based Environmentai Compliance Management System | |
| $2,400,000 | for | Port of San Francisco Site Investigation and Remedial Action | Port of San Francisco |
| $2,067,000 | for | Water Environment Research Foundation | |
| $2,000,000 | for | Disposable Unit Dose Drug Pumps for Anesthesia & Antibiotics | BioQuiddity Inc. |
| $1,969,000 | for | Tahoe and El Dorado National Forests, Sierra Nevada Checkerboard | |
| $1,960,000 | for | Palm Springs Airport Airport Air Traffic Control Tower | |
| $1,686,000 | for | Petaluma River Flood Control, CA | |
| $1,631,000 | for | Pierce's Disease (CA) | |
| $1,609,000 | for | Port Of Los Angeles Channel Deepening, CA | |
| $1,600,000 | for | Ultra High-Speed MEMS Electromagnetic Cell Sorter | Innovative Micro Technology |
| $1,600,000 | for | Advanced Tactical Threat Warning Radio (ATTWR) | |
| $1,548,000 | for | Viticulture Consortium, CA, NY, PA | |
| $1,490,000 | for | Center of Excellence, Davis, CA | FDA and University of California at Davis |
| $1,462,000 | for | City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA for mental health and substance abuse services for homeless persons in supportive housing | |
| $1,391,600 | for | Grade Separations | |
| $1,378,000 | for | Central California Ozone Study--San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District | |
| $1,269,000 | for | Monterey County, CA Street Violence and Anti-Gang Project | |
| $1,200,000 | for | Strategic Language Initiative (CSU Center for Strategic Languages) | California State University, Long Beach/California State University, Long Beach Foundation |
| $1,157,000 | for | The City of Pasadena for perchlorate remediation and drinking water system improvements | |
| $1,107,000 | for | Angel Island Immigration Station | |
| $1,034,000 | for | Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy | |
| $1,000,000 | for | Medical Information Network Decision Support (MINDS) Tool Development | TechFinity, Inc. |
| $1,000,000 | for | Electromagnetic Geolocation | Quasar Federal Systems |
| $984,000 | for | The City of Big Bear Lake, Department of Water and Power to Upgrade the Pipeline Infrastructure | |
| $984,000 | for | The City of Eureka for the Martin Slough Interceptor Project | |
| $984,000 | for | South Lake Tahoe Public Utility Commission Water System Improvements to increase fire capacity | |
| $980,000 | for | La Raza HOPE Fund for capitalization of a revolving loan fund to be used for nationwide communitv development activities | |
| $812,000 | for | The City of East Palo Alto for water Infrastructure Improvements | |
| $800,000 | for | Personal Miniature Thermal Viewer (PMTV) | Vicus Technologies; Irvine Sensors Corporation |
| $800,000 | for | Individual Chemical Alert System | |
| $799,000 | for | Matilija Dam | |
| $738,000 | for | City of Chula Vista - Alternative Fuels Pilot Project | |
| $735,000 | for | San Joaquin Regional Transit District | |
| $640,000 | for | Mission San Luis Rey | |
| $640,000 | for | The City of Vallejo for Mare Island Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain | |
| $619,000 | for | California County Pest Detection Augmentation Program | California Department of Food and Agriculture |
| $590,000 | for | Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration (Cornfields) | |
| $588,000 | for | City and County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing for construction of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals as part of the Mason Street Project | |
| $540,500 | for | Tri-Valley Cities, CA East Bay Regional Communications System | |
| $521,000 | for | Fresh Produce food safety, CA | University of California |
| $492,000 | for | San Francisco Salt Ponds restoration effort | |
| $492,000 | for | The City of Arcadia for the Arcadia/Sierra Madre Joint Water Infrastructure | |
| $492,000 | for | The City of Barstow, County of San Bernardino for the Sewer Master Plan Implementation, Phase II | |
| $492,000 | for | The City of Sacramento, Sacramento Department of Utilities for Downtown Sacramento Combined Sewer Improvement | |
| $492,000 | for | The City of San Clemente for Expansion of Water Reclamation Facility | |
| $492,000 | for | The City of Seaside for Monterey Bay Outfall Dry Weather Diversion | |
| $446,500 | for | East Palo Alto, CA Violence and Gang Prevention Initiative | |
| $438,000 | for | Monterey County Probation Department, Salinas, CA for the Silver Star gang prevention and intervention program | |
| $414,000 | for | City of Fairfield, CA for after-school programs | |
| $409,000 | for | Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Native American Learning Lab | |
| $390,000 | for | California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA for programs aimed at preventing obesity and promoting health in children | |
| $341,000 | for | Jewish Family Service, Los Angeles, CA for a naturally occurring retirement communities demonstration project in Park La Brea and the San Fernando Valley | |
| $341,000 | for | Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA for the Fast-Track to the Associate Degree Nursing Program | |
| $328,300 | for | San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, Redevelopment of the Old Mint facility | |
| $312,550 | for | City of San Bernardino, CA, for a school-based partnership to provide gang resistance education/training | |
| $292,000 | for | County of Marin, San Rafael, CA for research and analysis related to breast cancer incidence and mortality in the county and breast cancer screening | |
| $280,000 | for | Santa Maria River | |
| $268,000 | for | AltaMed Health Services Corp., for facilities and equipment | |
| $267,900 | for | City of Long Beach, CA, for an anti-gang intervention and prevention program | |
| $267,900 | for | Monterey County, Monterey County, CA, for a gang task force in Monterey County | |
| $267,900 | for | City of Livermore, Livermore, CA, for interoperable communications between different agencies and disciplines | |
| $243,000 | for | Ed Roberts Campus for construction renovations and equipment | |
| $243,000 | for | Deaf West Theatre, cultural experiences for the deaf | |
| $229,000 | for | Crescent City Harbor | |
| $229,000 | for | San Bernardino Boys and Girls Club, to expand programs that are available in education, health and the arts | |
| $223,250 | for | City of Los Angeles, for an after-school program for at-risk you | |
| $223,250 | for | City of San Diego, for a gun violence interdiction initiative | |
| $196,980 | for | San Bernardino Boys & Girls Club, Boys & Girls Club Improvements, San Bernardino CA, for facility expansion | |
| $196,000 | for | Stanford Settlement, Inc., Carl R. Hansen Teen Center, Funds will be used to construct a new teen center facility for at-risk youth in the another area of Sacramento | |
| $196,000 | for | YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, Union Pacific Child Development and Family Center, for the construction of the new Union Pacific Child Development and Family Center | |
| $178,600 | for | East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, CA, for an anti-gang initiative | |
| $178,600 | for | County of Solano, Solano County, CA, for enforcement teams addressing meth and gangs | |
| $164,500 | for | Solano County, CA Gang and Methamphetamine Enforcement | |
| $143,000 | for | Municipal Water District of Orange County for efficient irrigation, CA | |
| $136,000 | for | Boys and Girls Club of San Bernardino, CA for an after-school program in the Delman Heights community, which may include equipment | |
| $136,000 | for | Yolo County Library, Woodland, CA for an after-school assistance and literacy program | |
| $133,950 | for | San Joaquin Valley Ozone Study, for data and analysis to support the upcoming 8-hour ozone attainment plans, Central California Air Quality Control Study Policy Committee | |
| $121,000 | for | Contra Costa County, Martinez, CA for library services and its Technology for Teens in Transition volunteer mentor program at the Juvenile Hall Library | |
| $87,000 | for | Berkeley Unified School District, for a nutrition education program | |
| $82,000 | for | Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum, education and outreach | |
| $78,000 | for | Trinity County, for renovation and equipment to Mountain Community Medical Services | |
| $78,000 | for | Family Health Centers of San Diego for construction, renovation and equipment | |
| $78,000 | for | Desert Hot Springs | |
| $0 | for | INFOLINK-National Center for Victims of Crime, to assist victims of crime through a help line and public awareness campaign to educate people on how to avoid being a victim of crime | |
| $0 | for | Parents Anonymous, Inc., Child abuse and prevention programs | |
